(a) Seasonally adjusted numbers of new motor vehicle sales in Tasmania, Northern Territory and Australian Capital Territory should be used with caution. For more information, see paragraph 7 of the Explanatory Notes.

New Motor Vehicle Sales, Total vehicles - Short term

APRIL KEY POINTS

TOTAL NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES

Trend - The April 2008 estimate for new motor vehicle sales (89 775) decreased 0.4% when compared with March 2008. The trend estimate has been decreasing from January 2008. When compared with April 2007, the trend estimate increased by 3.5%.

Seasonally adjusted - The April 2008 estimate for total sales of new motor vehicles (89 255) decreased by 0.8% compared with March 2008.

SALES BY TYPE OF VEHICLE

Trend - When comparing April 2008 with March 2008, trend estimates decreased for passenger vehicles, 0.8%, and sports utility vehicles, 0.4%, and increased for other vehicles, 0.8%. When compared with the same period 12 months ago, passenger vehicles fell by 2.7% while other vehicles and sports utility vehicles rose 13.7% and 13.4% respectively.

Seasonally adjusted - When comparing April 2008 with March 2008, passenger vehicles and sports utility vehicles decreased by 1.9% and 1.7% respectively, while other vehicles increased by 3.0%.

SALES BY STATE

Trend - When comparing April 2008 with March 2008, half of the states and territories showed decreases in the trend estimate of total sales of new motor vehicles. The largest decreases were in New South Wales, 1.1%, followed by Queensland, 0.6%, and the Australian Capital Territory, 0.4%. The Northern Territory, Tasmania and Western Australia increased by 2.0%, 1.1% and 0.3% respectively.

Seasonally adjusted - When comparing April 2008 to March 2008, five of the states and territories showed decreases in total sales. The largest decreases were observed in the Northern Territory, 7.3%, followed by the Australian Capital Territory, 5.7%, and New South Wales, 4.2%. Tasmania, Queensland and Western Australia showed increases of 6.4%, 3.5% and 2.0% respectively.

NOTES

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This issue presents details from the Sales of New Motor Vehicles for April 2008.

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SUMMARY COMMENTARY

New Motor Vehicle Sales, Total vehicles - Long term

New Motor Vehicle Sales, Total vehicles - Short term

New motor vehicle sales by type of vehicle

Count Passenger vehicles

Count Sports utility vehicles

Count Other vehicles

Count Total vehicles

Change Passenger vehicles

Change Sports utility vehicles

Change Other vehicles

Change Total vehicles

no.

no.

no.

no.

%

%

%

%

Trend

2007

February

53 068

15 508

17 029

85 605

0.9

1.4

1.8

1.2

March

53 403

15 670

17 247

86 320

0.6

1.0

1.3

0.8

April

53 518

15 825

17 369

86 712

0.2

1.0

0.7

0.5

May

53 388

16 007

17 425

86 820

-0.2

1.2

0.3

0.1

June

53 084

16 256

17 503

86 843

-0.6

1.6

0.4

-

July

52 768

16 573

17 694

87 035

-0.6

2.0

1.1

0.2

August

52 607

16 946

18 018

87 571

-0.3

2.3

1.8

0.6

September

52 615

17 334

18 397

88 346

-

2.3

2.1

0.9

October

52 789

17 690

18 732

89 211

0.3

2.1

1.8

1.0

November

53 032

17 927

18 982

89 941

0.5

1.3

1.3

0.8

December

53 225

18 023

19 158

90 406

0.4

0.5

0.9

0.5

2008

January

53 198

18 039

19 300

90 537

-0.1

0.1

0.7

0.1

February

52 916

18 035

19 445

90 396

-0.5

-

0.8

-0.2

March

52 516

18 005

19 601

90 122

-0.8

-0.2

0.8

-0.3

April

52 080

17 941

19 754

89 775

-0.8

-0.4

0.8

-0.4

Seasonally Adjusted

2007

February

54 036

15 380

17 308

86 724

0.8

1.3

2.3

1.2

March

53 708

15 601

17 558

86 867

-0.6

1.4

1.4

0.2

April

52 472

16 488

17 306

86 266

-2.3

5.7

-1.4

-0.7

May

52 451

15 824

17 290

85 565

-

-4.0

-0.1

-0.8

June

54 290

15 980

17 347

87 617

3.5

1.0

0.3

2.4

July

54 007

16 109

17 810

87 926

-0.5

0.8

2.7

0.4

August

51 662

17 138

17 625

86 425

-4.3

6.4

-1.0

-1.7

September

51 781

17 495

18 498

87 774

0.2

2.1

5.0

1.6

October

52 065

18 185

18 767

89 017

0.5

3.9

1.5

1.4

November

53 098

17 604

19 534

90 236

2.0

-3.2

4.1

1.4

December

54 630

17 818

19 035

91 483

2.9

1.2

-2.6

1.4

2008

January

54 064

18 278

19 248

91 590

-1.0

2.6

1.1

0.1

February

52 026

18 243

19 021

89 290

-3.8

-0.2

-1.2

-2.5

March

52 356

17 961

19 621

89 938

0.6

-1.5

3.2

0.7

April

51 383

17 664

20 208

89 255

-1.9

-1.7

3.0

-0.8

Original

2007

February

52 628

14 912

16 200

83 740

7.0

4.3

20.5

8.8

March

57 757

17 589

19 046

94 392

9.7

18.0

17.6

12.7

April

45 109

14 274

16 231

75 614

-21.9

-18.8

-14.8

-19.9

May

52 727

16 912

18 958

88 597

16.9

18.5

16.8

17.2

June

63 768

18 966

22 363

105 097

20.9

12.1

18.0

18.6

July

53 589

15 396

17 306

86 291

-16.0

-18.8

-22.6

-17.9

August

52 748

17 440

18 018

88 206

-1.6

13.3

4.1

2.2

September

50 197

15 874

17 418

83 489

-4.8

-9.0

-3.3

-5.3

October

53 336

17 748

18 205

89 289

6.3

11.8

4.5

6.9

November

54 195

17 702

20 184

92 081

1.6

-0.3

10.9

3.1

December

51 722

17 114

17 414

86 250

-4.6

-3.3

-13.7

-6.3

2008

January

49 295

17 646

15 329

82 270

-4.7

3.1

-12.0

-4.6

February

53 030

18 277

18 591

89 898

7.6

3.6

21.3

9.3

March

53 122

18 425

19 738

91 285

0.2

0.8

6.2

1.5

April

47 639

16 654

19 768

84 061

-10.3

-9.6

0.2

-7.9

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)

New motor vehicle sales by state/territory of registration

NSW

Vic.

Qld

SA

WA

Tas.(a)

NT(a)

ACT(a)

Aus

no.

no.

no.

no.

no.

no.

no.

no.

no.

Trend

2007

February

26 035

21 497

19 199

5 141

9 955

1 598

821

1 359

85 605

March

26 321

21 703

19 348

5 163

9 981

1 599

823

1 382

86 320

April

26 526

21 836

19 376

5 151

10 006

1 600

823

1 394

86 712

May

26 617

21 921

19 302

5 118

10 046

1 597

822

1 397

86 820

June

26 646

22 012

19 184

5 091

10 102

1 594

819

1 395

86 843

July

26 676

22 148

19 157

5 083

10 162

1 598

820

1 391

87 035

August

26 774

22 327

19 307

5 113

10 216

1 617

823

1 394

87 571

September

26 937

22 517

19 589

5 182

10 256

1 639

828

1 398

88 346

October

27 164

22 715

19 887

5 279

10 269

1 657

836

1 404

89 211

November

27 355

22 913

20 090

5 378

10 274

1 670

852

1 409

89 941

December

27 439

23 103

20 149

5 458

10 286

1 689

872

1 410

90 406

2008

January

27 383

23 248

20 069

5 508

10 315

1 709

895

1 410

90 537

February

27 205

23 336

19 922

5 529

10 349

1 728

920

1 407

90 396

March

26 969

23 371

19 780

5 528

10 383

1 746

943

1 402

90 122

April

26 679

23 379

19 666

5 509

10 419

1 765

962

1 396

89 775

Seasonally Adjusted

2007

February

25 968

22 129

19 280

5 157

10 213

1 751

826

1 400

86 724

March

26 470

21 932

19 559

5 238

9 850

1 626

813

1 379

86 867

April

26 731

21 332

19 129

5 225

10 050

1 537

839

1 423

86 266

May

26 136

21 590

19 335

4 948

9 836

1 530

815

1 375

85 565

June

26 990

22 291

19 339

5 109

10 095

1 580

824

1 389

87 617

July

26 875

22 200

19 464

5 148

10 286

1 763

803

1 387

87 926

August

26 567

22 275

18 531

5 060

10 277

1 499

829

1 387

86 425

September

26 377

22 722

19 401

5 112

10 296

1 640

821

1 405

87 774

October

27 319

22 530

19 732

5 336

10 201

1 623

865

1 411

89 017

November

27 571

22 642

20 468

5 384

10 176

1 773

842

1 380

90 236

December

27 493

23 145

21 432

5 247

10 253

1 632

846

1 435

91 483

2008

January

27 803

23 616

19 590

5 934

10 578

1 740

892

1 437

91 590

February

27 060

23 462

19 218

5 446

10 158

1 687

904

1 355

89 290

March

27 137

23 360

19 494

5 441

10 325

1 720

1 011

1 450

89 938

April

25 994

23 000

20 167

5 432

10 528

1 830

937

1 367

89 255

Original

2007

February

25 636

21 510

18 221

5 138

9 625

1 463

771

1 376

83 740

March

29 107

23 408

21 772

5 588

10 530

1 533

978

1 476

94 392

April

23 245

18 833

16 907

4 616

8 701

1 214

883

1 215

75 614

May

26 649

22 151

20 428

5 237

10 172

1 587

973

1 400

88 597

June

31 965

25 491

24 997

6 152

11 995

1 750

1 107

1 640

105 097

July

26 851

21 655

19 600

4 871

9 645

1 561

739

1 369

86 291

August

26 549

22 958

19 145

5 128

10 730

1 481

791

1 424

88 206

September

24 946

21 788

18 025

4 738

10 244

1 684

724

1 340

83 489

October

27 556

23 097

18 933

5 329

10 460

1 708

781

1 425

89 289

November

27 835

23 644

20 189

5 556

10 435

2 225

803

1 394

92 081

December

25 290

22 432

19 557

5 078

9 809

2 010

719

1 355

86 250

2008

January

25 810

21 044

16 972

5 256

9 650

1 490

722

1 326

82 270

February

27 855

23 803

18 914

5 607

9 952

1 484

876

1 407

89 898

March

28 128

23 153

20 231

5 334

10 483

1 470

1 108

1 378

91 285

April

24 489

21 814

19 109

5 293

9 475

1 496

1 049

1 336

84 061

(a) Seasonally adjusted numbers of new motor vehicle sales in Tasmania, Northern Territory and Australian Capital Territory should be used with caution. For more information, see paragraph 7 of the Explanatory Notes.

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